copy_file: Copy a file related to an event and name it appropriately

In Ottis1/fieldactivity: An app for keeping track of field activity

Copy a file related to an event and name it appropriately

Description

When a file (image) is uploaded through a fileInput widget, it is saved to a temporary folder. This function copies that file to an appropriate directory and name. The file does not have to be originally in a temporary folder, any file path is ok. Therefore this function can also be used e.g. when cloning and event and the images associated with it need to be duplicated.

Usage

copy_file(
  orig_filepath,
  variable_name,
  site,
  block,
  date,
  filepath_is_relative = FALSE,
  delete_original = FALSE,
  base_folder = json_file_base_folder()
)

Arguments

orig_filepath	The path of the file to copy
variable_name	Which variable is this file for? E.g. canopeo_image
site	The site where the event took place
block	The block where the event took place
date	The day of the event as a character string, the format must be yyyy-mm-dd
filepath_is_relative	If TRUE, json_file_base_folder will be added to the beginning of filepath
delete_original	Should the original file be deleted after copying?
base_folder	Included for testing reasons, the default value should otherwise be used

Details

The name will be of the format yyyy-mm-dd_site_block_variable_name_# where # is a number (0, 1, 2, ...) to ensure that files have unique names.

Value

A path to the new location of the file relative to the events.json file.

Ottis1/fieldactivity documentation built on Nov. 21, 2022, 2:23 p.m.